Why is adding 5,000 seats to an existing soccer field (at a school for example) considered gouging? It has already been done for $5 million, hardly big money. Even Halifax is doing it with private money, there's no reason for any level of government to cough up money to make this work. The money from concessions and parking alone will cover it in no time.

You fronting the money?

When you have a brand new CFL stadium available, no one is going to fork over millions of dollars for a bleacher stadium.
When all is said and done show me a 5000 seat stadium in Canada you can build for $5 million. Can't be done....